muertes

[ˈmweɾt̪es]

/[ˈmweɾt̪es]/ noun

The verdict

“muertes” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,097 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,097
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de muerte.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

muertes vs muerto
71% similar
muertes vs mueves
71% similar
muertes vs mujeres
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for muertes
PropertyValue
Headwordmuertes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmweɾt̪es]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,097
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muertes” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). muertes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for muertes is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmweɾt̪es]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,097 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de muerte.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for muertes, with forms such as "meurtes", "mmuertes", and "muerets". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "muerto", "mueves", "mujeres", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is muertes, spelled M-U-E-R-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de muerte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: meurtes,mmuertes,muerets,muerrtes,muertess,muertse,muerttes,muetres,muretes,umertes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muertes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

meurtes2mmuertes1muerets2muerrtes1muertess1muertse2muerttes1muetres2
Edit distance from "muertes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muertes"?
"muertes" is spelled M-U-E-R-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmweɾt̪es].
What does "muertes" mean?
As a noun, "muertes" means: Forma del plural de muerte.
What words are commonly confused with "muertes"?
"muertes" is commonly confused with "muerto", "mueves", "mujeres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muertes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muertes" is [ˈmweɾt̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muertes" come from?
"muertes" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “muertes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-E-R-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmweɾt̪es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “muerto” - see the side-by-side comparison. muertes vs muerto
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list